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Never crashes ashore, May 31, 2021by Andrew Schultz (Chicago) Djinn on the Rocks (DotR) would be worth playing for the mechanic alone, and since it gets that and more right, it's well worth a play. I'm not surprised it was rated almost the same as Captain Cutter's Treasure (CCT) in the comp, as there's a lot to enjoy from both games. I find it that much more special that the two top games (by a good margin) were so different in tone and goals. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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A small game with clever mechanics: swap any similar objects, May 17, 2021This game is complex and rich for a small game written for a jam. You are a djinn and have the power to APPRAISE objects to see what they're made of, then to SWAP similar objects. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Swap my wheelbarrow got me a horse, May 7, 2021You're a genie in a bottle, but thankfully nobody needs to "rub you the right way". You have the power to SWAP any object in the game world with any other (providing it has similar properties). A door is locked? SWAP it with a different, open door you've seen somewhere else and just walk through. A really clever mechanic used in multiple crafty and surprising ways. Three new custom verbs, a karma system, puzzles with multiple solutions, and multiple endings, NPCs you can converse with, all crammed into a mere seven rooms. The game is an entry in "PunyJam", a competition for games using the alternate, cut-down Inform library suitable for 8-bit computers. I honestly didn't notice anything missing from the regular Inform libraries while playing, so that's a big success for both the library and the game's shrewd use of it. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Great ideas, great design, May 7, 2021by Wilfried Elmenreich (Austria) I really like the ideas in this game and the interesting descriptions. I also appreciate how the game design guides the player into gameplay through small successful steps. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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